Alcohol Use In Amarillo
Youth in 6th - 12th grades reported the following
information on the 2006 TPII Survey regarding alcohol:
| Year |
Alcohol
Used in past 30 Days |
Alcohol
Used in last year |
Alcohol
Ever used |
| 2008 |
38.1% |
51.7% |
61.2% |
| 2009 |
35.4% |
48.8% |
57.2% |
Percent who report personal
binge driking in the past 30 days:
2008 - 31.1%
2009 - 26.7% |
|
Average age to first try alcohol:
2008 - 11.9 years old
2009 - 12.4 years old
Percent that have never tried alcohol:
2008 - 38.8%
2009 - 42.8% |
|
Average age to drink to the point of feeling
drunk: 13.74 years old
|
| Most comon place to go to get
alcohol: own home or the home of a friend |
| Favorite beverage: 12 oz.
singles (beer) |
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